When radio presenters Sam and Amy from Gem 106 hooked up nearly 12 years ago to present the breakfast show, little did they realise just how successful they would be.

The pair, who admit they are “office” husband and wife, are award winners having beaten among others, Graham Norton and Chris Evans to take home the title music radio personality of the year at the Radio Academy Awards in 2014.

Tomorrow they hang up their headphones from their East Midlands studio for the last time before heading to the capital where they will be breakfast presenters for Virgin Radio.

Known for their positive and fun outlook, the enduring pair admit the early morning starts take their toll.

Sam Pinkham, Amy Voce and Dave Tanner, known as 'Dangerous' Dave

“I’m still not used to it,” Amy said.

“At Virgin we’ll have to get up even earlier, but I know once I’m in the studio something changes and you move into another gear.

“Sam and I each did 500 press ups the other morning as part of the show so that definitely helped wake me up - that and endless tea and coffee helps.”

Together Sam Pinkham and Amy Voce have amassed more than two million listeners and also clinched gold for breakfast show of the year at the Arqiva Commercial Radio Awards in 2015, again beating big names including Jamie Theakston and Emma Bunton to the prize.

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Rightly proud of their achievements, the pair believe it’s their ability to be natural on air and completely honest with their listeners that endears them.

“Sometimes people don’t believe that we’ve actually done something - like swapping homes for a week when Sam went to live at my house in Clarendon Park, and I moved in with his wife and family, but we absolutely did,” said Amy.

“When we took home radio personality of the year, we were described as having “brutally honest storytelling,” adds Sam, and I guess that’s what people like.”

Amongst them, the pair cite interviews with James Corden, Henry Winkler AKA The Fonz, Roger Moore, and Take That, as “lots of fun.”

“Henry Winkler was just the most charming, wholesome human being I’ve ever met,” said Amy, while comedian and television host James Corden was a “lot of fun.”

The self-confessed super fan had even made a Take That clock in IT at school and took it in to show them.

“I made it when I was 14 and never thought for a second I’d be handing it over to them one day.

“It broke in transit to the studio and Mark spent the whole time trying to fix it. I’ll never forget,” she said.

But the pair admitted interviews didn’t always quite go to plan.

Sam and Amy are leaving gem 106 after 11 years (Image: Nottingham Post)

Marti Pellow, lead singer with Wet Wet Wet refused to play a game for the show, while veteran broadcaster Michael Parkinson had his own “Meg Ryan” moment, preferring to skate over the infamous interview he had with the actress, rather than discuss it with Sam.

Not that they would take back any of their moments.

“We’ve loved every minute of it,” they both say.

“We want to thank all our listeners for tuning in and going along with us. Tomorrow's show will be emotional.

"There's some surprises lined up and "Dangerous Dave" who worked with us for a long time will be making an appearance so it should be lots of fun."

Sam added: “One lovely lady told us that a few years back she’d been going through a horrible time but listening to us every morning had cheered her up,” that really touched us.”